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Were gone up (anebēsan). Second aorist active indicative of anabainō, not past perfect though the action is antecedent in fact to the following tote anebē. The Greek does not always draw the precise distinction between the merely punctiliar (aorist) antecedent action and the past perfect (Joh 2:9; Joh 4:45).
He also (tote autos). As well as the brothers.
Not publicly (ou phanerōs). Against their advice in Joh 7:4, using phanerōson (the very same word stem).
But as it were in secret (alla hōs en kruptōi). “Not with the usual caravan of pilgrims” (Bernard). Just the opposite of their advice in Joh 7:4 with the same phrase en phanerōi. Plainly Jesus purposely went contrary to the insincere counsel of his brothers as to the manner of his Messianic manifestation. This secrecy concerned solely the journey to Jerusalem, not his public teaching there after his arrival (Joh 7:26, Joh 7:28; Joh 18:20).